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C. F. WILLARD.

GUY WIRE ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. [8. 19m.

1,3 10,850' Patented July 22, 1919.

I d) L CHARLES F. WILLARD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR, BY MESNEASSIGNMENTS, T0 L-W-F ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC., OF COLLEGE POINT, LONGISLAND, NEW YORK,

A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

GUY-WIRE ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 22, 1919.

APDlicetion filed October 1a, 1916. Serial No. 126,284.

ing had therein to the accompanying draw- My invention relates toimprovements in attachments for aeroplanes and more particularly hasreference to means in combination therewith for securing guy wires insuch a manner as to allow for the shifting of the same due to distortionand other strains upon the machine.

In the accompanying drawi I have illustrated in the figure anapplicatlon of my invention as applied to the guy wire of an aeroplanewhere it is attached at the base of a strut support.

The base plate of the strut support is indicated by the referencecharacter 2 and is provided with flanges or projections such-as 3, uponwhich may be pivotally mounted a universal coupling, preferably of theform indicated by the reference character 4, the same being secured tothe lug 3 by the pin 5 as shown. -At the other end of the coupling 4 aturn buckle or wire terminal such as 6 may be secured by a pin such as7. In this way either angle of movement of the guy wire will beaccommodated upon either of the pins 5 or 7 thus preventing undue strainor abrasion.

copies of this patent may be obtained for Of course it will beunderstood that various modifications and changes may be made inthe'oonstruction and arrangement of parts without departing from thespirit of the invention as claimed:

I claim 1. Means for fastening the guy wire of an aeroplane comprising abase plate and a lug projecting therefrom, a universal couplingpivotally mounted thereon, said universal coupling comprising a forkedmember at one end providing pivotal bearing and a member at right anglesthereto at the other end, also providing pivotal bearing.

A guy wire attachment comprisin a base plate having an upturned lug, afor ed member inclosing said lug and pivoted thereto, and a Wireterminal having a forked end pivoted to said forked member on an axis atright angles to the axis of said first mentioned pivot.

3. A guy wire attachment comprising a base plate, a member pivotedthereto, and a wire securing member pivoted to said first mentionedmember substantially at right angles to the pivot of'said firstmentioned member.

In testimony whereof I'hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

CHARLES F. WILLARD.

Witnesses ANNA F. Dorm THOMAS A. HILL.

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